博
Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Vocabulary
ハク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 博愛 | ハクアイ | charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood; brotherly love; love of fellow man |
| 博学 | ハクガク | erudition; extensive learning |
| 博物 | ハクブツ | natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning |
| 博物館 | ハクブツカン | museum |
| 博覧会 | ハクランカイ | exhibition; exposition; expo; fair |
バク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賭博 | トバク | gambling |
| 博徒 | バクト | gambler |
| 博労 | バクロウ | cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle |
| 賭博場 | トバクジョウ | gambling house; gaming room; gambling den |
| 賭博師 | トバクシ | gambler; gamester |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 博士 | はかせ | expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; Dr.; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.) |
| 博 | はく | doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition |
| 博 | ばく | doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition |
| と博 | とばく | gambling |
| 博多 | はかた | Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
専
specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely
Grade 6JLPT 2
薄
dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
Grade 8JLPT 2
縛
truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain
Grade 8JLPT 1
穂
ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave)
Grade 8JLPT 1
恵
favor, blessing, grace, kindness
Grade 8JLPT 1
想
concept, idea, think, thought
Grade 3JLPT 3
導
guidance, leading, conduct, usher
Grade 5JLPT 2
理
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Grade 2JLPT 4
得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
Grade 5JLPT 3
重
heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Grade 3JLPT 4